Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Unchanged, Futures from
One 10 Four Points Higher.
Money Market Easy.
Whsst Opened Firm, Broke Badly and
Closed at Decnne-Live Stock
Transactions Brick.
Daily Review.
GAZETTE OFFICE.
FORT WORTH, TEN, Aug. Is, 1857.

GAZETTE OFFICE.
EORT WORTH, TEN, Aug. Is, 1851
Trade was only medium to-day. The
markets were featureless with the excep-
ton OF produce which was active. But
ter and eggs are in great demand,
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Special kilograms 70 Bradstreets re-
port increased damage to the crops from
drouth in the central western state since
the date Of the late government report,
but this is in part Offset by late rains st
various points in the region where CREST
est complaint has been made. The De-
partment of Agriculture report points to
corn crop equal to that of 1886 (Which
was 500 .000 900 bushels less than in
1850, or possibly % per cent. larger,
owing to increased acreage this year,
which should have produced 100000
bushels; to per cent. decrease in
wheat compared with 1886; to at least 10
per cent decreased hay output, 20 per
cent. fewer potatoes, but probably per
cent. more cotton than last year. Oats
promise less than sn average, barley an
ay rage, and western tobacco "only
small fragment" Of the average yield.
Adyices to Bradstreet's are that the
New York hop crop will be one-haf of q
former average, but the Pacific coast
promises larger yield. The L0uisisus
rice harvest has been delay by rain,
and Georgia rice plantations have been
| flooded, and are counted total loss, es-
timated at $500, goo, with rice at Ssvan-
nah cent higher. Louisiana rice mill
ers and the receivers and brokers
are struggling TO control the
rough rice market. Louisiana sugar,
with q cool, dry September, will be
ready to grind October |, thirty days
earlier than usual Markets dull; world's
visible supply declining. Cotton, on
good crop prospects, is weaker, aud :.
lower under probable free deliveries ot
new staple. Western leaf tobacco is re-
ported very firm, but unchanged east; at
louisville medium and good burleys are
la lie. higher. The drouth has prevailed
as price maker in the grain markets,
and corn has advanced about SC and
wheat sympathetcallv, aided by heavy
exports, DC. per bushel. Notwithstand-
ing this, 63-pound southern winter wheat
was offered at Baltimore Thursday fol-
Liverpool, delivered, c. f. and i for SAC
per bushel. The estimated available
wheat export surplus, 1887 IS, is give L
by Bradstreet's at ll5,00O,O0O bushels
which emphasizes the export Of 20, 232 ,0O(
bushels wheat and -four, both coasts
from July l to August {. This is nearly
one fifth Of the quantity available for ex
port shipped in one-tenth of the year
With probable continued heavy exports
this week, and the decreased movement
10 primsry markets, the visible supply re
port of Monday should not show much
If any, increase. The late enormous ex.
ports of wheat and -four cannot be con
tinued long, and their failure to stimulate
prices now is somewhat significant.
The condition of general trade 81 lead
ing cities, as wired to Bradstreet's, con-
tinues favorable, except that from Chi
cago, Louisville, Quincy, St. Louis snd
Cincinnati complaints come OF restricted
business in some directions where the
drouth has been most severe. Cities
tributary to the Sugar and cotton growing
regions enjoy relatively the best trade
with the agricultural districts south Of
ST, Paul and Milwaukee, which report ar
sc.ive demand from the spring wheat re-
gion.- Bradstreet's.